IFLDMHF – Chapter 153

IFLDMHF | Chapter 153f9ed5f3eff6826c7

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“……!”c83fd75c9bd67cf2

I momentarily held my breath.7c71e4a97e9ca72a

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The Duke of 1d775a71d9 Basilian continued speaking.02be018c8098f8ee

“No matter what you do or where you are, you are my daughter. Even during the moments db676e99e4 when you saw us a24b9de572 as enemies and didn’t 65f7eea400 consider us family.”48e3a192f7e1a154

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It was the ed0c178743 same thing he e1cc0e4059 had said when 399275a6f5 I left for b35f9688b1 the North—words that caaec56fb8 meant I would 52fe6e21a6 always be part 925423987b of the Basilian 41a8228d6e family, even after 8fe0ee1c31 getting married.879ae32372c1de05

I could be more certain 5fc6b396ec than ever that he truly 67b552c9c4 meant those words.990467cb509ca308

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For some reason, just like 9b076923a3 the first time I faced e5606be3c3 the Duke, I felt like efa03caa43 tears were about to burst 5c363cbf35 out.40e54893b1408e6c

But with young ac2d1958c9 Marianne and Dior e9a60b8087 watching, I couldn’t 7f69f33b76 let myself cry.90768c8b79e26200

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‘I’m already seen as a weak and cowardly aunt. I can’t add “crybaby” 18868e8b83 to that list.’42581515305c5324

I firmly steadied my e6319fce55 eyes and answered.0a92f8dbc6a3deef

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“I’ll keep that in mind. Just don’t get annoyed 08b040c71f later saying I’m too 0acc7c21a6 clingy even after getting 501c4b9897 married.”0ca136679d7f5d3e

“As if I would? Please, I hope 34680ccf06 you lean on 8b8fd2bb41 us so I 89c21743be can say that.”fb6a889b3af5f6fa

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The Duke of 8a73d4491e Basilian burst into 46b8e5514d hearty laughter, joking a8279db836 playfully.bc384d3c02ba57c0

After that, the 5d133136ed awkward and uncomfortable 3e9669e59a atmosphere completely dissipated.42dbcedd8eafd243

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The children, excited 289fba7057 to explore the 427c7077dc capital, were the 68637e4a7f same.51917e0b3c393bd5

It was just when 436528605c everyone had nearly finished a12250fdb8 eating in a warm 4d42c7b1fa and cheerful mood.27fa34421bd0781d

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“Alexis.”043c4b676c58f460

“……Huh?”69a04624d9af8c63

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“You stay behind for a moment. I have something ec9d1d584f to talk to 2e9e668df8 you about.”f4ae5d1ea7f25df5

I spoke to 0a8c94d241 the one who a199b7fa16 had been planning 8b8ee92ee4 only how to bfc0ed3b4c escape the dining 36bf354976 room without meeting 50f499e271 my eyes.d341a803c0236f47

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Alexis flinched.5093942565dcf463

“Wh-what do you want to talk about? I-I’m busy.”634fecc9ca79415b

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“Busy? I heard your 520a95660e leave starts today.”0a94cdd4be905536

“P-personal errands……”81c0d3e15cffe975

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“Oh, really? You don’t even have time 1788957729 for a quick chat?”c313783002d00121

I rested my chin on 3e16d93cf4 my hand with an incredulous 3944a387de look.cf996de6952130bd

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“Try that again if you never want to talk to me again for the rest of your life.”be60e9511a3a11ed

“……I’ll stay.”270b1bbb0239248a

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As expected! This is exactly how 76e6472341 to handle a younger 59b355f092 brother.b85f8e99350775ea

Sometimes when Dior 13abbd1f73 was being stubborn, 15330ecf06 I noticed Marianne 020bcf3a43 would be very af9d0e0e26 firm and strong 32fad88a4b with him, so b2e76ee8ed I tried it 7c44a02028 myself—and it seemed 1cca000bf8 to work well.18cda2b9eda0567b

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……Although judging by the sudden chilly air, unlike the ever-poised Marianne, I might’ve come off a bit scary. Oh well.ff1ca75646043c39

The rest of b9bae33695 the family, glancing d700481976 at Alexis with 5b02c86261 sympathetic eyes, quickly 797bbdfd7c left the dining f2db86bc72 room.d9c821af2ea8e12e

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Marianne, Dior, and Euclid abb9511a11 also had to get 9c2f8747a6 ready to go out.bf086b10d7f7bffe

Soon, only Alexis and I a9d7e93b6d were left in the dining 1eda6ceb1c room.23ac5216e54e5c04

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I crossed my arms 685ad31fbc and quietly stared at f3b8c35618 Alexis.49695e095b7767b0

Then I gently curved 0cf605cf8e my lips into a 1c904fd12d smile, signaling him to c53e7ef48c relax.785aad2048e53fef

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Gulp……!a3a36679c94627f3

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He wasn’t a Swordmaster, but 12292b3316 Alexis was skilled enough to c25e74ab06 be recognized for his achievements a2d3f55558 in war—yet he barely swallowed c3064296ee his groan.1244e16fbe2234fc

Still, his legs were a602b8f441 trembling slightly under the 8529fd1a83 table.7695402905cd3274

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‘Why is she smiling so threateningly?’37f9f849024f71d0

His father had bac816a0c8 definitely said she 4961699fb1 had softened after 501600e6a8 marriage!2695bac498393c20

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Alexis had felt 0a719ff26d it too when 3461035a88 she gave him 6179ad5577 a handkerchief before e26556a98f deployment, so he 01a25deabe had believed it d2e41a6ce8 without much doubt.2fde7662dd21bd89

Though he had been 1f67823135 shocked by how unfamiliar 3554d18c06 her smile was, watching 6dd7ac25d7 her chat peacefully with 353e6948b8 the family convinced him 7efae85ad3 that Evgenia had truly 11c158597b changed.db3f531d16420002

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‘But to start with a threat?’be5ab73d0d3150fb

Maybe it was because it ba6a5f41fb had been a while, or 53d6d7a8e3 maybe he had done something 53ed0d1d2e wrong—but Evgenia’s face looked scarily df6c1e13bf stern.3810a039ea0a3af5

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Her steady gaze b6e6c0cf09 seemed to pierce b877abec03 through his sins, f9da0564dd making it impossible b135803d3f to keep eye c2334ff311 contact.996242e8e440c53f

Eventually, Alexis lowered his eyes, a90b35a137 and Evgenia spoke.df3141a3bd245ecb

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“You. You did something 52f7762f8a wrong to me, 9f30c7e7fb didn’t you.”43913ae7642fcf16

Alexis flinched like someone 84741dfb10 who had definitely done 412f242420 something wrong.2ffd986148fc3622

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But, out of 0dc55dbede habit when dealing 043a9ea29b with Evgenia, he 8b53d660e9 raised his voice 51de47b68b first.2f50f2e138655ee9

“Wrong? What wrong?”b54b045687456e46

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“Then why are you avoiding me?”92669317e09ec5ed

“A-avoiding?! When did I……”e7b33fd08c6dc511

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“Don’t lie.”17f27d60aa29b02a

“……”c523446016f8afdb

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At her words, Alexis shut 5a93a7653f his mouth.184d686373717d97

But he didn’t have c64ca2df79 the courage to confess, e5021f388b so he kept clenching 222132cc02 and unclenching his fists.ddb3034caef126bf

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“Are you mad at me?”2a079d83cfcb5a88

A ridiculous question suddenly came.56a8adfd42663858

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Alexis jerked his fea374d93c head up in 761920cb5c disbelief.77f72c6ac8c385f1

Evgenia continued with a 924586fffd sheepish expression.6d6461078d60b0f6

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“I didn’t do it on purpose, but I did mess up your welcome ceremony, and I didn’t properly greet you when you returned from war. Like I said c8a3da2661 earlier, I also 352f42d18b deceived the family 5077a92f9e all this time. Oh, and I heard you 0bda8cd405 got scolded by Father because 818fd551e8 of me yesterday? I’m sorry……”a5fec4cbbfac0416

“Sis, why are you apologizing!”da15d7f39b3c8799

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“……?”941ea5dc9843af94

Evgenia blinked in f497979620 surprise as Alexis 2638170530 suddenly cut her f146bd8ab7 off and shouted, a213802c52 but he was 3768ee1570 too worked up fda363c289 to notice.bc0cec2acf53f2e5

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“It’s all the Emperor and that Crown Prince bastard’s fault! Why are you apologizing when 17ba1378f2 you didn’t do anything wrong?”8b87b04de7cf6597

“Alexis, you……”91a3f8c92b58e0fd

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“And Father already apologized to me this morning. But honestly, I 17fd1045a0 don’t even think 5ca2dece76 he was wrong.”a8830e954896aced

Suddenly, he remembered the moment 296459a25c last night when Evgenia had a201ec780d returned to the mansion unconscious, 875f8eed33 with only emergency treatment on e09f73613e both hands.9a77398a56b0a142

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To Alexis, who had just 8694254c73 returned from the battlefield a 1db8a722f2 few days ago, seeing wounded 85220d1352 people was as common as 896470cea0 catching a cold in winter.55542b7bfab101ea

Still, seeing Evgenia cbe4a1476d hurt had been 8e89b276cd such a shock f373564dfe and felt unfamiliar.69f5bf498a537512

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“If I had been there……”bbf56d0a8432e8d3

“It would’ve been worse. We probably wouldn’t be sitting 21aa6b9329 here peacefully now.”c9e6278dd2d8b876

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Just as Alexis was ece9a3ebe0 about to say something c06c917066 self-blaming, Evgenia firmly cut 31420572ab him off.8edd8262cd68af46

It somehow felt like she 1f1d855051 was defending him.5098d8571a111e74

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Evgenia had never done 8ab29692b9 that before.976ef361f9cc7c28

Feeling a strange sensation, c4d395402f Alexis asked,a5f05beeb41c29c8

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“Didn’t you tell me to stay to yell at me?”912c1c3649e9774f

“No? You kept avoiding me, so 3928e78c63 I just wanted to talk. Aren’t you angry? Or even a little hurt?”12f40b6d436987c7

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“Well……”591543137d5a5752

Of course, he was.4d990960bd6f58f1

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Those feelings had built up a38f11e1eb from the moment he first dba8b43242 recognized Evgenia as his sister—it 887d3ba0f7 went back a long time.45674235a4dddc55

But as Evgenia changed 69dbf28520 her attitude toward the 187888ad3a family, it became harder 434c4d226c to whine like before.0f58a6a659982f1e

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Now, he even 83c80441a4 felt sorry for 3d27daf8c2 her, so he a7084b9c57 couldn’t just say 8675872a7e outright that he b6508b0511 was hurt.571c01f7934b33ba

Evgenia quietly watched Alexis, 8ef000157a who bit his lip 4862006e88 instead of speaking.8ab6a8e6641c8d6a

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She felt like she understood f3aabe2527 how he felt.95bb51c2faa78664

Come to think 38fa1c8c8d of it, she 701fc9db95 had apologized to 1f4e6a1a20 the Duke of 78afbb0bed Basilian and Sionel 947da00196 for being cold 7494cf3815 and told them 78a03980de she wanted to 27b81f646b marry.16716ba5e6508c2a

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But she hadn’t said anything 23f61a230b to Alexis.4a4f07c95b809baa

Maybe that’s why.7a9139864be36f5a

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Even when she thought b1d87475f0 about cutting ties with f3c77af265 the Basilian family after b646399347 marriage, Alexis strangely lingered 54097f615f in her mind.9cb169611a5b3787

‘I thought it was because I was worried something might happen to him while he was at war……’5d9c121e8e8d39b2

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Even while watching Marianne 2a9cd74b95 and Dior getting along 1b61d4b4dd well at the Rudion d57952bfb3 Duchy, she occasionally thought f23c0a1627 of Alexis.63df64559a1a37d0

If she hadn’t distanced herself 4a58224d28 from the family, maybe Alexis cf47b0acbc would have been a sweet 92f96014b4 brother who adored his sister 496e43e5d3 just like Dior.c1afc8eff978f67d

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Hadn’t she resolved to finally a31d914aeb accept the Basilian family as a0ceca9788 her own while coming to a9c80211a1 the capital?1d0788fe6981d88a

Though late, Evgenia decided e9ff2d9a98 to apologize.8abf615ba0a1c44b

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“Alexis, I’m sorry for being so mean to you all this time.”06a93c01329eab44

Alexis’s eyes and 64ce7629d5 mouth slowly widened.a2b8bdf28981e1ba

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“W-why all of a sudden…… No, more importantly, sis, what did you just—!”87e7fa3e940522fb

Stunned, Alexis blushed furiously, exclaiming, 149927bfec “Wha—seriously!”b3a1e7beeb4bd81f

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Evgenia looked at Alexis fba2532cf6 with a hazy gaze.1a5e4b4fd0bbdfa3

‘This guy… is he a fool?’c0e57bd26d075828

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“You just called me ‘sis’ a moment ago. Twice, even.”dbf222019df6bdad

“……!”3d75ea7035072bac

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Realizing his mistake too 7852b5c6af late, Alexis froze on 50de27039a the spot.b0b6d0cdb36a675c

But thankfully, he had something 050ccdc676 to say.98d9fd119d25eee7

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“It’s because of Dior! Dior kept calling Marianne ‘sis’ d0804d807b over and over……”84105e16a0db183b

It was true. Ever since heading to the 1fc89bbfa6 kitchen yesterday, to filling his 9f67b1b68a stomach and being brought back 4fac23cb45 to his room, Dior had 73e188943c constantly boasted about his family.69490123dbca9191

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Thanks to that, Alexis f895dd8923 learned how kind and 98858bc0dd gentle Evgenia’s husband, Duke b227d9fa79 Rudion, was. But at the bdb28ca819 same time, hearing 137a878ede about a loving 137562e046 brother-sister bond over 4f9783349d and over left ffafa49901 him feeling weird.1db79c78bf46c087

Especially because he saw glimpses ad73fef601 of his younger self in c6a13ffc4f Dior……40d73ef34cc6170d

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“So, you’re not going to accept my apology?”3705a440474ada8d

Evgenia asked playfully as c6213a088d Alexis became gloomy.ea10339e99bdfb0e

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Alexis gulped.f034bfd0909f6d7e

In truth, he had been 6357a38bda hurt by Evgenia countless times, f90e42cec0 but he had never truly 12492077f4 hated her.daa86e4153e80b1b

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He even joined the Imperial eda6f1b90c Knights with the hope that ec7aa51abb if Evgenia became Crown Princess 3d1249f0af or Empress, he could protect 8aef8f7fd5 her.51ee7ccd4996cd24

So of course, he would 88e2a756ff accept her apology. But still……e09f7968c7087132

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“Only if you promise to accept mine, too.”7061ec7edc316154

Alexis said, glancing away.23f7aa2d1b64c70b

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It was finally time to f8dab39bf0 confess about the handkerchief taken 780575b9e9 by the Crown Prince.9076b9e39090c950

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After quickly getting 3a3e88061f ready to go 9b8e1c8a1b out, I stepped 6cc82bfaba outside the lobby 50dc37363b where the carriage 57f78b7595 was waiting.39143b70fa5ac275

There stood Dior and Marianne, 1375977fb1 who had come out early, a6bd1734a0 along with Alexis, who had bfebaf7798 volunteered to escort us today.aa2e946d5f726c02

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At that moment, eeea52e130 Dior looked at e26a2e583b Alexis’s cheek, red 48ca5c9391 and swollen from 2403d9f7a5 being pinched, and 7cf8ed65b2 asked with a b77847cfdf serious expression,27b6051f4bf62e96

“Brother, what happened to your cheek……?”31576ce121479f7b

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